Ebisu, Tokyo · Things to do
Things to Do in Ebisu: 9 Places in Ebisu, Hiroo, Daikanyama and Naka-Meguro
9 things to do · checked October 22, 2026
9 things to do in Ebisu and the neighbours you can walk to
Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 22, 2026. They change; check before you go.
1Yebisu Garden Place恵比寿ガーデンプレイス
Shops, museum and plazas on a former brewery site · Ebisu
A complex opened in September 1994 on the land where Yebisu beer was brewed for about a century; Ebisu Station took its name from the beer's freight station. It holds the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, the YEBISU GARDEN CINEMA, a beer museum, shops and restaurants around a central plaza used for a beer garden in summer and illuminations in winter.
- Access
- Linked to Ebisu Station by the covered Skywalk. The photography museum, inside the complex, is about 7 minutes on foot from the JR Ebisu east exit.
2Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (TOP Museum)東京都写真美術館
Photography museum · Yebisu Garden Place
Japan's first museum dedicated to photography and moving images, inside Yebisu Garden Place. Exhibitions and screenings change through the year, and each has its own ticket price.
- Access
- About 7 minutes on foot from the JR Ebisu Station east exit; about 10 minutes from Ebisu Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line.
- Hours
- 10:00–18:00; Thursdays and Fridays until 20:00. Last entry 30 minutes before closing.
- Closed on
- Mondays (when Monday is a national holiday, open that day and closed the next weekday); New Year holidays
- Price
- Varies by exhibition or screening
3Yamatane Museum of Art山種美術館
Museum of Japanese-style painting (nihonga) · Hiroo
A museum of nihonga, modern Japanese-style painting, opened in 1966. Part I of its 60th-anniversary collection show runs until 6 December 2026; Part II runs 12 December 2026 to 7 March 2027.
Hiroo side, about 10 minutes from Ebisu Station.
- Access
- About 10 minutes on foot from the JR Ebisu Station west exit and from exit 2 of Ebisu Station on the Hibiya Line. Or Toei Bus Gaku 06 from the Ebisu west exit to Hiroo Koko-mae.
- Hours
- 10:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30)
- Closed on
- Mondays (check the museum calendar around national holidays), 29 December–2 January, and between exhibitions
- Price
- Adults ¥1,500; university and high school ¥1,200 (¥500 from 12 December with the winter student discount); junior high and under free
4Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park有栖川宮記念公園
Japanese-style park · Hiroo
A 6.7-hectare park on the Azabu plateau with hills, a stream and a pond: plum and cherry in spring, irises in early summer, hydrangeas in summer and autumn leaves. There is a children's play area, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library stands inside the park.
Hiroo. The park's walking times are given from Hiroo Station, not Ebisu.
- Access
- Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Hiroo Station: the library inside the park is about 8 minutes on foot from exit 1.
5Hillside Terraceヒルサイドテラス
Architecture, galleries and shops · Daikanyama
Houses, shops and offices designed by the architect Fumihiko Maki and built in stages from 1967 to 1992.Hillside Gallery and other event spaces sit among the shops.
Daikanyama, 10 minutes from Ebisu Station.
- Access
- 3 minutes from Daikanyama Station (Tokyu Toyoko Line), 7 minutes from Naka-Meguro Station (Toyoko and Hibiya lines), 10 minutes from Ebisu Station (JR Yamanote and Saikyo lines, Hibiya Line).
6Former Asakura Family Residence旧朝倉家住宅
Historic house and garden · Daikanyama
A two-storey house built in 1919 by Asakura Torajiro, who chaired the Tokyo prefectural and Shibuya ward assemblies. It is a National Important Cultural Property; visitors walk through the rooms and the strolling garden.
- Access
- 5 minutes from Daikanyama Station (Tokyu Toyoko Line); 3 minutes from the Hillside Terrace stop of the Tokyu Transses bus.
- Hours
- 10:00–18:00, last entry 17:30 (November–February: until 16:30, last entry 16:00)
- Closed on
- Mondays (the next weekday when Monday is a holiday); 29 December–3 January
- Price
- Adults ¥500; elementary and junior high ¥50; adult groups of 10 or more ¥400
7Daikanyama T-Site代官山T-SITE
Bookshop and shops · Daikanyama
A group of shops built around Daikanyama Tsutaya Books, with a Starbucks. The shops keep their own hours.
- Access
- 5 minutes on foot from Daikanyama Station (Tokyu Toyoko Line). Tokyu Transses bus from Shibuya Station to the Daikanyama T-SITE stop. About 10 minutes by taxi from JR Ebisu Station.
- Hours
- Site 7:00–23:00; Tsutaya Books 9:00–22:00; Starbucks 7:00–22:00. The site notes that some hours are currently changed.
- Closed on
- Open every day except 1 January
8Saigoyama Park西郷山公園
Hillside park with a viewing deck · Between Daikanyama and Naka-Meguro
A park on the edge of a plateau, opened in 1981 on part of the former estate of Saigo Tsugumichi. It has a 20-metre artificial waterfall, a lawn and a viewing deck; on clear winter days Mt. Fuji can be seen.
- Access
- 15 minutes on foot from Daikanyama Station (Tokyu Toyoko Line). Meguro City's 3.1 km walking course runs from Naka-Meguro along the Meguro River, via this park, to Ikejiri-Ohashi Station in about 60 minutes.
9Meguro River at Naka-Meguro目黒川（中目黒）
Riverside walk and cherry blossoms · Naka-Meguro
About 800 cherry trees line the Meguro River. In blossom season the ward asks visitors to walk the riverside from Naka-Meguro Station one way, following the guides, without stopping.
Naka-Meguro, the one riverside stop on this list.
- Access
- Naka-Meguro Station (Tokyu Toyoko and Tokyo Metro Hibiya lines). The ward says mornings are less crowded, and so is coming from Ikejiri-Ohashi or Meguro stations.
Good to know
Ebisu itself is small. Its one big sight is Yebisu Garden Place, on the old Yebisu beer brewery site and linked to the station by the covered Skywalk, with the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum inside. Most of this list is in the neighbours you can walk to: the Yamatane Museum in Hiroo is about 10 minutes from Ebisu Station, Hillside Terrace in Daikanyama is 10 minutes, and Hillside Terrace is in turn 7 minutes from Naka-Meguro Station and the Meguro River.
Plan around Mondays. The photography museum, the Yamatane Museum and the Former Asakura Family Residence all close on Mondays. The Asakura house closes at 16:30 from November to February. Daikanyama T-Site is open the latest: its bookshop runs until 22:00.
Two things not on this list: the beer museum at Garden Place and the Garden Place events calendar. On 22 October 2026 the Sapporo Beer and Yebisu Garden Place websites were down for maintenance (Garden Place says until 23 October), so their hours and tour prices could not be checked.
Ebisu, Hiroo, Daikanyama or Naka-Meguro
Walking times are each place's own figures. Some give them from Ebisu Station and some only from their nearest station, so both are shown. Adult prices; children's prices are on the cards above.
| Where | Getting there | Entry (adult) | Last entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebisu: Yebisu Garden Place, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum | Skywalk from Ebisu Station; the museum is about 7 min from the JR east exit | Museum: price set by each exhibition | Museum 17:30 (Thu–Fri 19:30) |
| Hiroo: Yamatane Museum, Arisugawa Park | Yamatane about 10 min from Ebisu Station (JR west exit or Hibiya exit 2); the park's library is 8 min from Hiroo Station exit 1 | Yamatane ¥1,500 | Yamatane 16:30 |
| Daikanyama: Hillside Terrace, Kyu Asakura House, T-Site, Saigoyama Park | Hillside Terrace 10 min from Ebisu Station, 3 min from Daikanyama Station; T-Site about 10 min by taxi from Ebisu | Asakura ¥500 | Asakura 17:30 (Nov–Feb 16:00) · T-Site bookshop until 22:00 |
| Naka-Meguro: Meguro River | Naka-Meguro Station; Hillside Terrace is 7 min away on foot | — | — |
By kind of trip
First time in Ebisu
Take the Skywalk from the station to Yebisu Garden Place, then the photography museum inside it (closed Mondays).
Yebisu Garden Place · Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (TOP Museum)
Rain
Two museums, a historic house with rooms you walk through, and a bookshop open until 22:00. The museums and the house close on Mondays.
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (TOP Museum) · Yamatane Museum of Art · Former Asakura Family Residence · Daikanyama T-Site
A walk through Daikanyama
Hillside Terrace, the Asakura house and T-Site are 3 to 5 minutes from Daikanyama Station. Saigoyama Park is 15 minutes from the station.
Hillside Terrace · Former Asakura Family Residence · Daikanyama T-Site · Saigoyama Park
Spring
About 800 cherry trees line the Meguro River; in season the riverside from Naka-Meguro Station is one-way. Arisugawa Park has plum and cherry blossoms in spring.
Meguro River at Naka-Meguro · Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park
With children
Arisugawa Park has a play area with swings, slides and a sandpit. Saigoyama Park has a lawn and a waterfall. Children of junior high age and under get into the Yamatane Museum free.
Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park · Saigoyama Park · Yamatane Museum of Art
Questions
How far is Daikanyama from Ebisu?
Hillside Terrace in Daikanyama is 10 minutes on foot from Ebisu Station by its own figures. Daikanyama T-Site gives about 10 minutes by taxi from JR Ebisu Station, or 5 minutes on foot from Daikanyama Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line.
Can I walk from Ebisu to Naka-Meguro and the Meguro River?
Hillside Terrace is 10 minutes from Ebisu Station and 7 minutes from Naka-Meguro Station, so you can walk through Daikanyama. Meguro City's 3.1 km walking course runs from Naka-Meguro along the river to Saigoyama Park and Ikejiri-Ohashi in about 60 minutes.
Which places close on Mondays?
The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, the Yamatane Museum of Art and the Former Asakura Family Residence. When Monday is a national holiday, the photography museum and the Asakura house open and close the next weekday instead; check the Yamatane calendar for holiday weeks.
Is the Yebisu beer museum open, and how much is the tour?
Yebisu Garden Place's operator lists a beer museum on the site, but on 22 October 2026 the Sapporo Beer and Garden Place websites were down for maintenance, so hours and tour prices are not listed here. Check the Sapporo Beer website before you go.